Severe Weather Alert

Oktoberfest organizers give back to the community

Since the beginning of Oktoberfest in 2003, the planning committee has donated more than $220,000 to local community groups and non-profits.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) -- Organizers of Oktoberfest in Chippewa Falls gave back to the community Wednesday.

The 2013 Festmeister and Festmeisterin, Dean and Betty White, presented more than $20,000 in donations to 35 community groups.

The fest's planning committee says the donations are in appreciation for the time the groups donated during this falls 11th annual Oktoberfest.

The honorary hosts of this year's fest say none of the fun is possible without the help of the volunteers.

Dean White, the Oktoberfest Festmeister says, "We both volunteered in various groups, with our kids growing up here and we realized that Chippewa is strong because of that. I mean so much of what happens here happens because of the different volunteer groups."

Since the beginning of Oktoberfest in 2003, the planning committee has donated more than $220,000 to local community groups and non-profits.

The comment sections of our web set are designed for thoughtful, intelligent conversation and debate. We want to hear from the viewers but we are not obligated to post comments we feel inappropriate or violate our guidelines. Here are some of the criteria you should follow when posting comments:

Comments cannot be profane or vulgar. Children and families visit this site. We will delete comments that use profanity or cross the lines of good taste.

We will delete all comments using hate speech. Slurs, stereotypes and violent talk aren’t welcome on our web site.

Comments should not attack other readers personally.

We will delete comments we deem offensive, in bad taste, or out of bounds. We are not obligated to post comments that are rude or insensitive.

We do not edit user-submitted comments.

As a host WEAU 13 News welcomes a wide spectrum of opinions. However, we have a responsibility to all our readers to try to keep our comment section fair and decent. For that reason WEAU 13 News reserves the right to not post or to remove any comment.

Online Public Information File

Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov.